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Monday, August 27, 2012

Best Neighborhoods in Washington DC

While this is purely subjective, there are some beautiful neighborhood, communities and suburbs all over the Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland area.

Let's start with Washington DC;

There are dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs around
Washington DC starting with Capitol Hill and moving outward. For a more
detailed and lengthy description of any of these neighborhoods and communities
listed in this blog please click on the link which will take you to the website
“where to live in DC.com

Capitol
Hill/Old City #1 - this is really the heart of it all as our nation's
capital. The most prestigious homes and residents reside here and many of the
homes overlook the national Mall with historical buildings as a backdrop.

16th
Street Heights - this is an older neighborhood beginning in 1910 with the
majority of the homes built in the 20s and 30s. There's a delightful mix of
architecture and apartment buildings including Tudors and standalone homes.

American University
Park - this beautiful community is filled with many single-family homes
with tall ceilings and colonial style buildings. If located on the Maryland
border and is founded by Massachusetts Wisconsin Nebraska and western avenues.

Adams Morgan- this community and neighborhood is
more of a college district with coffee houses and nightclubs as well of
eclectic shops and artist galleries. This area has a lot of lofts and
apartments.

Brightwood- this suburbans in the Northwest
quadrant of DC and is filled with many well-maintained duplexes, detached
bungalows, colonials and DC famous row houses.

Brookland - this neighborhood was developed in
the 1950s and is filled with Civil War era forth and landmarks as well as
historical sites and buildings.

Chevy
Chase - nestled on the border of DC and Maryland this neighborhood includes
a variety of sub neighborhoods such as Friendship Heights, the village,
Somerset, new Hamlet, and others and was developed in the late 1890s

Columbia
Heights - home to many department store chains and a great suburb to later
routes down, this area has high-priced townhomes and condos as well is
single-family houses.

Dupont
Circle - as one of the more affluent areas around Washington DC, Dupont
Circle is in the heart of DC's nightlife.

Eckington
- this is a smaller community with quaint historical homes and small
businesses.

Georgetown
- Georgetown offers upscale condominiums and college town apartments and many
rowhouses which is a standard in the Washington DC area.

Kalorama
- offering urban flair an exceptional value, this neighborhood is full of
rowhouses, condominiums, and several homes with unique and unusual view.

Ledroit
Park - this is an eclectic neighborhood with colorful buildings,
architectural design of row houses, and affordable housing for middle income
families.

Logan
Circle - sitting in the Northwest quadrant of Washington DC, Logan Circle
is experience in urban renaissance with many buildings undergoing renovations and
updates. Here you will find the traditional row house that is so common in the
Washington DC area.

Mount
Pleasant -this beautiful community
offers a great backdrop of eclectic and colorful buildings and architectural
masterpieces.

Palisades
- the Palisades is a one-of-a-kind neighborhood running along the Potomac River
from the edge of Georgetown University to the District of Columbia.

Petworth
- known for its brick row houses constructed in the 1920s and 30s, Petworth is
located in the northwest quadrant of DC.

Shaw/Old
City #2 - this area running along
Florida Avenue is a combination of commercial and residential neighborhoods and
streets with beautiful Victorian rowhouses next to Howard University.

Shepherd
Park - Shepherd Park is a beautiful community with upper class homes and
single detached houses throughout each neighborhood.

Takoma
Park - this popular area defines diversity and complements the growth of
the area with a single detached homes built in the mid to early 1920s.

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